Warning for drivers: Valldemossa's ACIRE restricted zone, with almost no visitor information €80 fine
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点评:Warning for drivers: Valldemossa's ACIRE restricted zone, with almost no visitor information (€80 fine by post months later)
We loved Valldemossa, but a fine arrived at our home in Sweden months later: €80 (€40 if paid early) for entering the ACIRE zone, a restricted-access area for authorized vehicles only.
What I wish I'd known:
There is very little visitor information online. I couldn't find a clear explanation on the town's website or in typical guides of what ACIRE is or where it starts. The only mentions I found were local news, not tourist info.
Visitor parking is limited. According to local press (April 2025), the large car park on Avenida de Palma became residents-only, using number plate readers and an ACIRE card. That leaves fewer options for visitors, so it's easy to end up driving further in looking for somewhere to park.
Enforcement is by camera, with no stop and no warning. You find out by post months later. Rental companies pass fines on with an admin fee.
My first notice just said "careless driving". The actual reason only appeared after I appealed.
Advice: Don't rely on GPS or Google Maps for restrictions here. Before driving in, ask your hotel, restaurant or the tourist office which car park is open to visitors and where the restricted zone starts.
翻译:给司机的警告:瓦尔德莫萨的ACIRE限制区域——几乎没有任何游客相关信息(数月后收到了80欧元的罚单)
我们很喜欢瓦尔德莫萨,但数月后竟然在瑞典的家中收到了一张罚单:因进入仅允许特许车辆通行的ACIRE限制区域而被罚款80欧元(提前缴费则可减免至40欧元)。
我希望自己事先能了解的信息:
网上关于该区域的游客信息少之又少。我在镇子官网以及各类旅游指南中都未能找到关于ACIRE的定义或其范围界定的清晰说明。我找到的相关信息都来自当地新闻,并没有任何旅游相关的介绍。
游客的停车位十分有限。据当地媒体报道(2025年4月),帕尔马大道上的大型停车场现已仅对当地居民开放,入口处安装了车牌识别系统并需出示ACIRE卡才能进入。这样一来,游客可选择的停车地点就更少了,因此很容易需要驾车行驶更远的路程才能找到停车位。
违停处罚依靠摄像头自动监测,不会有任何拦截或警告措施。车主往往要几个月后才会通过邮件收到罚单。租车公司则会在罚单金额基础上额外收取一笔管理费。我最初收到的通知上只写着“粗心驾驶”。真正的原因是在我提出申诉后才显示的。
建议:在此地切勿依赖GPS或谷歌地图来了解交通限制信息。驾车前,请向酒店、餐厅或旅游信息中心询问哪些停车场对游客开放,以及禁行区从哪里开始。